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How I handle my thin curly hair
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items I was lucky enough to have the unfortunate combo of curly and thin hair, making my hair hard to handle with needing to be washed more but also wanting to maintain my curl patterns. I’ve finally been able to nail down what works for me!!
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Brushes
Hair washing
Styling
Brushes
All my fav brushes :)
Really keeps flyaways slicked back, especially around the ear area! I think it works especially good on my curly hair compared to other brushes
Slick Back Brush
Just a classic boar bristle brush for a slick back! Just helps flatten any slick back look
Evolve Products Styling Hair Brush - Wood
Doesn’t have the dots on the bristles which helps SOOO much with brushing out knots and not getting fuzzies stuck in the brush!
UNbrush Detangling Hair Brush Collection
Hair washing
I was incredibly sick of spending like $40 on high-end lengthening shampoos so I saw this at the store and have been using it since! It’s way more affordable and it does make my hair feel softer, in my opinion. Obviously it can’t fix all the damage b...
L'Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Restoring Shampoo for Long, Damaged Hair - 28 fl oz
Same as the conditioner, this stuff is way more affordable than high-end brands and does definitely make somewhat of a difference in how damaged my hair is. I love a good splurge when necessary but this is a great way to cut costs for very similar re...
L'Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Conditioner for Long, Damaged Hair - 28 fl oz
This stuff is great for when my hair is really dry. It says use once a week but I probably do closer to every other week and one of these lasts me like 8 months. I have very fine hair and I hate when you use a hair mask that makes your hair look heav...
OUAI Fine To Medium Hair Treatment Masque - 8 fl oz - Ulta Beauty
I use this once a week in place of a clarifying shampoo and I think it’s helped a lot with my scalp health. I originally got it to help with hair loss, which it definitely has, but I also feel like my hair/scalp just look a lot better. I use this and...
Nizoral Anti Dandruff Shampoo with 1% Ketoconazole, Clean Fresh Scent - 7 fl oz
Styling
I use a small dollop of this and use prayer hands to distribute it through my hair! I think it just helps clump my curls before putting gel in. It doesn’t make my hair fine feel too weighed down and I really really really like that there’s no strong ...
Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Fragrance Free Defining Cream Curl Enhancer - 6 fl oz
I scrunch this in my hair after using the curl cream and then I usually “plop” my hair in a shirt to dry! I use a sizeable amount to make a gel cast around my curls while they dry. I like that it doesn’t make my hair look weighed down and it’s not as...
Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Flash Freeze Gel Curl Enhancer - 6oz
I’ll use a little bit of this to scrunch out the gel cast around my curls once they’ve dried! Any oil will do I just like this one cause it doesn’t make my hair look oily like some other oils
OLAPLEX Nº.7 BONDING OIL™
I use this with the diffuser attachment when I use mouse in my hair and don’t want to wait for it to dry! I do think it does a great job and all the attachments let me style any way I want, but any dryer with a diffuser will work!
Build your own Shark FlexStyle® Air Styling & Drying System (Stone)
Another item that I think is worth the splurge, if you have fine hair! I use this with a blow dryer if I don’t want to do the whole cream/gel/air dry process. It doesn’t make my hair look super weighed down/heavy since you only need to use one produc...
This is a Curl Moisturizing Mousse
This stuff smells sooooo good, like coco butter almost. I think it’s a great heat protectant, helps my hair look less frizzy, and just makes styling a lot easier. But the biggest selling factor for me is that it is made for fine hair so my hair doesn...
Eva NYC Mane Magic 10-in-1 Primer for Fine Hair - 5 fl oz
I don’t know what I have against hairspray but I hate using it so I love a hairspray x heat protectant combo. I don’t straighten or style my hair dry with heat often but when I do I think this is a great spray to use. Kills two birds with one stone A...
Paul Mitchell Hot Off The Press, 6 oz.